Three Times (2005)
Zui hao de shi guang (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 19min
- Drama, Romance
- 27 Oct 2005 (Hong Kong)
- Movie
Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 19 nominations.
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Cast
| Shu Qi | ... |
May (segment "A Time for Love") / Courtesan (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Jing (segment "A Time for Youth")
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| Chang Chen | ... |
Chen (segment "A Time for Love") / Mr. Chang (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Zhen (segment "A Time for Youth")
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| Fang Mei | ... |
Old Woman (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Grandmother (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Shu-Chen Liao | ... |
Hostess (segment "A Time for Love") / Madam (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Jing's mother (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Mei Di | ... |
May's mother (segment "A Time for Love") / Madam (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Aunt (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Shi-Shan Chen | ... |
Haruko (segment "A Time for Love") / Ah Mei (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Blue (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Pei-Hsuan Lee | ... |
Yue (segment "A Time for Love") / Micky (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Yi-Hua Chang | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love")
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Hung-Yi Hsiao | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love")
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Hui-ni Hsu | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love")
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Pei-Te Hsu | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love")Mr. Su (segment "A Time for Freedom") / Skeet (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Chi Feng Hung | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love")
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| Lawrence Ko | ... |
(segment "A Time for Love")
(as Ko Yu-Luen)
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Ling-Tzu Liao | ... |
Passenger (segment "A Time for Love") / Maid (segment "A Time for Freedom")
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Fu-Han Lyu | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love") / Friend (segment "A Time for Youth")
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Kuo-Chih Shu | ... |
Master Su (segment "A Time for Freedom")
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| Chih-cheng Wang | ... |
Middleman (segment "A Time for Freedom")
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Wei-liu Wang | ... |
Housekeeper (segment "A Time for Freedom")
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Yu-Chun Yu | ... |
Billiard Player (segment "A Time for Love")
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Directed by
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ||
Written by
| T'ien-wen Chu | ... | () |
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ... | () |
Produced by
| Hua-Fu Chang | ... | producer |
| Gilles Ciment | ... | co-executive producer |
| Wen-Ying Huang | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Ching-Sung Liao | ... | producer |
Music by
| Giong Lim | ||
Cinematography by
| Ping Bin Lee | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ching-Sung Liao | ||
Editorial Department
| Ju-kuan Hsiao | ... | avid editor |
Production Design by
| Wen-Ying Huang | ... | (as Wern Ying Hwarng) |
Art Direction by
| Chih-cheng Wang | ||
Makeup Department
| Shu-Chen Liao | ... | makeup designer |
Art Department
| Chia-Wei Cheng | ... | assistant art director |
| Jo-Yun Wu | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Shih Yi Chu | ... | location sound mixer |
| Yu Teng Hsu | ... | boom operator |
| Duu-Chih Tu | ... | sound designer |
| Tse Kang Tu | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yi-Hua Chang | ... | camera assistant |
| Hung-Yu Chi | ... | camera assistant |
| Kuo-Hsuan Chou | ... | grip |
| Hung-Yi Hsiao | ... | best boy |
| Chi Feng Hung | ... | grip |
| Li-Jen Liu | ... | best boy |
| Chi-liang Tan | ... | gaffer |
| Cheng-tai Tsai | ... | still photographer |
| Wei-liu Wang | ... | key grip |
| Yu-Chun Yu | ... | best boy |
| Ching-Kuo Yuan | ... | camera assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Han-Hui Sung | ... | costumer |
| Kuan-Yi Wang | ... | costumer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Fu-Han Lyu | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Chang-Lung Kuo | ... | production assistant |
| Ling-Tzu Liao | ... | production assistant |
| Gin Oy | ... | (segment "A Time for Youth") story based on |
| Ai-Chen Tan | ... | (segment "A Time for Youth") story based on |
Production Companies
Distributors
- First Distributors (2005) (Hong Kong)
- Artificial Eye (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- IFC Films (2006) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Films We Like (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Hollydan Works (2005) (Serbia and Montenegro)
- IFC Films (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (2006) (Yugoslavia)
- Océan Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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(1) "A Time for Love": In 1966, in Kaohsiung, Chen meets May playing pool in a bar when he is joining the army. He sends letters to her and he comes to the bar to meet her again in his leave. However, May had traveled to another place and Chen seeks her out. (2) "A Time for Freedom": In 1911, in Dadaochend, the writer Mr. Chang works for Mr. Liang and frequently travels to a brothel, where he meets the singer. He financially helps the courtesan Ah Mei to become a concubine. When the singer asks him if he would help her to leave the brothel, there is no answer. (3) "A Time for Youth": In 2005, in Taipei, the messy relationship of the photographer Zhen, his girlfriend Jing and a bisexual singer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
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